Wednesday evening links

1. Chart of the Day. From the IBD editorial “The Other Clinton Foundation Scandal“:

A closer look at the [Clinton Foundation] numbers shows a mere 13% of program expenses — and just 10% of total spending — went for grants and aid (see chart above). And despite its global pretensions, most of the aid stayed in the U.S. The rest went to salaries, conferences, travel and other overhead costs. In fact, the Clinton Foundation was more generous to conference organizers than the poor. The IRS filing shows it spent $9 million on conferences, conventions and meetings, compared to $8.9 million in aid.

Compare profligate the Clinton Foundation profligacy to spending by other large, globally focused charities. Doctors Without Borders devoted 90.4% of program expenses to grants and aid in 2013, almost all directed outside the U.S. (see chart above). Ditto World Vision, which while spending $729 million on grants in 2013 somehow managed to get by on $593,000 on conferences and meetings.

2. Who-d a-Thunk It I? Owner of Seattle pizza shop says city’s new minimum wage law is forcing her to close her doors and put 12 employees out of work because she can’t afford the higher labor costs? Source.

3. Who-d a-Thunk It II? Despite having the world’s largest reserves of oil, Venezuela’s socialist government announced a nationwide electricity rationing plan to tackle a surge in demand caused by rising temperatures? Source.

4. Markets in Everything I. A Smartphone Eye Exam Service Launches in New York.

5. Markets in Everything II: UberEATS, an on-demand meal delivery service that piloted in LA and Barcelona now launches in Chicago and NYC.

6. Markets in Everything III: Admitted to Your Bedroom — Some Hospitals Try Treating Patients at Home. (Ht/Don Boudreaux)

7. 12 Things You Can Replace With a $38 Tablet

8. Why Do CEOs Make So Much Money? A CEO provides one good reason, via Charles Murray.

9. Quotation of the Day, from The Onion:

Saying that such a dialogue was essential to the college’s academic mission, Trescott University president Kevin Abrams confirmed today that the school encourages a lively exchange of one idea. “As an institution of higher learning, we recognize that it’s inevitable that certain contentious topics will come up from time to time, and when they do, we want to create an atmosphere where both students and faculty feel comfortable voicing a single homogeneous opinion,” said Abrams, adding that no matter the subject, anyone on campus is always welcome to add their support to the accepted consensus. “Whether it’s a discussion of a national political issue or a concern here on campus, an open forum in which one argument is uniformly reinforced is crucial for maintaining the exceptional learning environment we have cultivated here.” Abrams told reporters that counseling resources were available for any student made uncomfortable by the viewpoint.

10. Quotation of the Day II, from Kevin Williamson’s National Review article “Riot-Plagued Baltimore Is a Catastrophe Entirely of the Democratic Party’s Own Making“:

American cities are by and large Democratic-party monopolies, monopolies generally dominated by the so-called progressive wing of the party. The results have been catastrophic.

The evidence suggests very strongly that the left-wing, Democratic claques that run a great many American cities — particularly the poor and black cities — are not capable of running a school system or a police department. They are incompetent, they are corrupt, and they are breathtakingly arrogant. Cleveland, Philadelphia, Detroit, Baltimore — this is what Democrats do.

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